The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1887-04-15
ARENsDORF SPEAKS,
He Denies Everything That
Leavitt has Alleged.
His Very Evident Attempt to
Prove an AIibi.
The Situation Looks More Du,
bious for Leavitt.

suS 0ss0oltOu eVONS WUF0 Du.
bious for Leavitt.
SIOUX CITY, April John Fitzsim-
mons, s,whotestifed forthe state last week
that the man he saw shoot Haddock
ran in the direction of the bridge.
again appeared on the stand this morn
ing and swore for the defense that he
was formerly mistaken concerning that
point. He now thinks the man who
did the shooting ran in a northerly di-
rection. He did not believe the assas-
sin was John Arensdorf.
w. 0. Merrill, a business man, testi-
fed that Bismarck's reputation was
bad.
Harry Sherman, another of defend
ants witnesses, took the stand. Rec
ollected the evening of August Sd per.
fectly well; saw Leavitt going into a
dry goods store with light suit of
clothes on; l was at the English Kitch-
en- saloon, of which was proprietor at
the time of the killing; Iheard of the
killing of Haddock at about 1890; l
heard of it at my place of business.
Areusdorf was at the Kitchen at about
tho time heard of the killing of Had
dock; he had been there about seven
or eight minutes; couldn't say exact
ly how long; he wore dark suit of
clothes; [ went down Fourth street
with John Arensdorf; left Arensdorf
about II o'clock and he went west.
Knew of No Conspiracy
to injure Haddock; 1 was not at any
meeting of saloon keepers where any
thing was said about whipping or in
juring Haddock or any other person.;
can not state who were the officers of
the saloon keepers association; can not
say who presided.
AT the afternon sitting John Arens-
dorf took the stand and testified SUBJ
stantially as follows:
l am the defendent in this action;
have lived in Sioux City ten years;
am brewer; have been engaged in the
business ten years; learned the trade in
Belgium; came to this city in 1877; dur
ing the month of August, 1886, was
foreman for the Franz brewery.
In the evening of August Sd l was
around town, came down in the after
noon; between Z and 8 l went into
Phillip Eberle's place and staid until
$3.50; there met Barnes and Davelaar;
went from there to Shepherds across
the street; Barnes went with me;I Or
dered supper; it was little past $50;
we ate supper there; it was after 10
when we left; Barnes went west and |
went to the Chicago saloon where
just halted; then went to Junk's sa-
loon; Mr.. Sellard and Grady were there
when arrived; went from there to the
English Kitchen; don't know just what
time it was; heard at the English
Kitchen that
A man was Killed.
Went from there to where the MUIR
der happened and remained there a few
minutes, then went to the brewery
then back to Junk's, where l remained
ten or fifteen minutes; then went tc
my home on Bluff street; wore my
usual clothing, blue suit and tail coat
| did not have on rubber coat; have
heard the testimony of Leavitt; was
not at the corner of Fourth and Water
when Haddock was killed; was at the
meeting on the I'd of August, there
was no private meeting to my knowl-
edge; nothing was said in my presence
to do up anyone; heard nothing about
hiring two dutchmen to doup anyone
made no remark about blowing anyone
up; heard no remark about blowing
any ones 'shouse up; had no conversation
with Leavitt in front Of Warlich's
saloon; had no such conversation as
Mr.. Leavitt testifes to have heard; had
a conversation with Leavitt at the
Standard theatre in relation to his
bonds; he sent man over to see me
[ went, he took me into a room; had
no conversation with him as to who
had killed Haddock; had no converse
tion with Leayitt about keeping still
and things would be all right; had nc
conversation with Leavitt at Junk's
about who killed Haddock;
| Never Had Any Conversation
with him about the murder at his
theatre; did not say at the saloon mems
meeting that there was 500 or $500 il
the treasury and supposed that would
be enough to hire some one to do VI
Haddock or other witnesses; know Bis
marck and wife; she used to work il
the brewery for Mr.. Franz, but has no
worked there since the brewery com
pany was organized; never gave Bis
marck any money at Borsh's beer gar
deu to leave town; never gave Frit
Folger any money to give him to in
duce him to leave town; had no con
vervatlon with Mrs. Bismarck abou
her leaving town; she sent a note re
questing me come to her house; sh
, wanted to sell her house and asked m
! to sell it for her; bought the hous
+ for Adolph Nepper and he furnishe
the money, $3.50; bought it at Mr.. NeI